Keywords

Strategic themes:
Internationalisation

Learning outcomes

After the successful completion of the course, the students will• know the determinants and global epidemiology of women’s health• be equipped with skills to plan, implement and assess interventions to promote women’s health in various environments• be better able to appraise scientific literature and to make oral presentations

Contents

• The concepts of sex, gender and gender-research• Contextual variation in gender roles• Global targets for and progress in achieving equality between women and men• Special health needs among girls and women• Regional imbalances in sex ratio at birth or mortality at different ages • Global epidemiology and determinants of fertility and infertility• Global perspective to family planning, contraception, abortion, and infertility treatment• Teenage marriages and pregnancies• The epidemiology, causes, consequences and prevention of maternal mortality• The epidemiology, causes, consequences and prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections among women• Women as targets of domestic or sexual violence• Major international initiatives to improve women’s health and organizations working in the field

Teaching methods

Classroom work max 48h

Teaching language

English

Modes of study

Option
1

Available for:

Degree Programme Students

Other Students

Open University Students

Doctoral Students

Exchange Students

Participation in course work

In
English

Evaluation

Numeric 1-5.

Study materials

Announced in the Teaching Schedule

Further information

Minimum number of students: 8 (else the course will be cancelled), Maximum number of students: 32